Colombian Hot Dogs (Perro Caliente Colombiano)

Colombian-Style Hot Dogs is one of those recipes that I really enjoyed preparing. There are a lot of things that I miss about my country, but the three that I miss the most are my family, my friends and the food.

Medellin, like other cities in the world, has hot dogs stands on the streets and this recipe is very popular with them. In Colombia we don’t grill the hotdogs or salchichas, we boil them and the toppings include coleslaw, pineapple sauce, ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard and potato chips. When my friends and I would go out to dance, we would usually end up at one of the best hot dog stands located on Poblado Avenue in Medellin at 2 o’ clock in the morning. I really miss those times.

If you are a vegetarian, like my husband, you can buy veggie dogs and use the same toppings. I made them for him and he absolutely loved them.

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I love the crushed potato chips! We prefer our ‘dogs boiled as well but I’m pretty boring about what I put on it – just ketchup or mustard. The pineapple sauce sounds really intriguing but it’s great to see that you also put coleslaw. In North Carolina, coleslaw is a preferred topping for hamburgers – now, I’ve got to try it with hot dogs!

the pineapple will give u that sweet spot flavor to the hot dog. Super delicious. I love it!!! Colombian hot dogs are the best. In Colombia actually you can find a menu of hot dogs with a variety of more than 20 different styles. i.e. hawaiian, mexican, italian , santandereano, costeno, etc

Simply put–my hero. These are the recipes you can not find in the cookbooks from Colombia. I cant wait to show my husband. He will be licking his chops. I would LOVE to see the recipe for the hamburgers like the one I ate in Cali…the corn on the cob that you buy on the street…and my FAV Cholao 🙂 You too have a great 4th!

Deliciosos!!!!!
In Venezuela there’s also plenty of hot dogs sold in the street and they pile pretty much anything under the sky on them! these look delicious and certainly remind me of my home as well 🙂

OH. My. Gosh! Pineapple on my hot dog! That is brilliant! I just happened to buy some sausages the other day, so I’ll definitely be giving this recipe a try! No doubt it is absolutely delicious! Thanks for sharing!

This reminds me of a West Virginia hot dog. In certain parts of the state, the perfect dog requires a steamed bun, boiled dog, topped with a chili sauce of finely ground meat, and then a finely chopped and creamy slaw.

Now that’s a recipe I never thought I would see online, or anywhere for that matter. I completely forgot about the pineapple sauce and the crushed potato chips. It’s like being on a street corner in Bucaramanga or Bogota again. 30 years ago I lived with a host family in Bogota where the matriarch was convinced that hot dogs were made from stray cats (and then there were the pinchos…), so I just stopped telling her what I had for lunch.

I am so excited to have found your site! My husband is from Bogota, Colombia and we have 2 children ( a girl 4 and a boy 1). I want to be able to cook good traditional Colombian food for them from time to time. Pedro has spoken of the “perro calientes” from the street vendors. Cant wait to make this for him and your mom’s tamales too!
Thank you for sharing!

NO LO PUEDO CREER!!!! POR FIN!!!!
Thank you. I cannot wait to make the hot dogs.
For me, being from Cali, it was the perros de la 44.
My mouth is watering just thinking about having one (or two) with Coca Cola.
Gracias!

So cool that you have a recipe for these infamous hot dogs! But you forgot the quails eggs!!! Two quails eggs should be added on top… And maybe you should add how to upgrade the hot dog, by turning them into “Perras calientes”. Add bacon and melted mozarella cheese on top of the chips, and extra sauce… mmmm 🙂

the colombian hot dog, outstands because of the variety of flavors. pineapple is one of the flavor that satnd out , in combination with ketchp and mayonise, also another topic that makes it unique its a crunchy chips on top,some people often put cheese as well and bacon. depending on the size the hot dog may include small pieces of boil eggs. so delicious!!!!

I just made these for dinner and they were so good, I had two of them! I had made these in the past but totally forgot about adding the cole slaw which gives it a really nice touch. Yes, the hot dogs you get in Medellín will come with cornish hen eggs but if you don’t add those, that’s totally fine. I did use pineapple jam instead of making my own sauce and store bought cole slaw (KFC to be exact), it is just too much work to make those and it’s easier and faster to have them on hand to make these hot dogs. Thanks Erica!

Ahhh!! Erica, this is great. When I was a young girl, I went to Cali during summer vacation (3 months of chowing down every day) and I specifically remember eating these hot dogs at a drive-in movie theater – except I don’t remember the pineapple but I’ll try it out. Thanks for this awesome blog. 🙂

i am actually here in colombia right now, barranquilla, te be exact. And they dont put mayo, mustard, or ketchup. Instead, they put salsa tartara, salsa piña, and salsa rosada (which is ketchup and mayo already mixed together). Also, the coleslaw, which they call verdura, costeño cheese, and the potato chips. Of course, it can get as extravagant as you can imagine when you ask for something like a suiza or a hayawano .

I LOVE these! I live near Jackson Heights in Queens, New York City, where we have a huge Colombian population. We are blessed with incredible arepas, empanadas (these are the BEST http://www.mamasempanadas.com/), cholados, and of course, perros calientes. If you ever get homesick, Jackson Heights, Queens is possibly a great place to visit to get a taste of Colombia without a passport.

I’ve had this recipe pinned forever already and I’m finally going to make them this weekend for Father’s Day. I’m so excited! I’m wondering…Did you mix the ketchup and mayo together? Looks like that might be the case in a few of the pics. I’ve never had them before and I want to make sure I get it right!
I really like your blog, btw. Everything looks so good. Lots I want to try. It’s hard to find recipes like the ones you share, so thank you!

I know this is a very old post, but I would love to know the name and location of your favorite hot dog stand in El Poblado. Currently staying here though the sixth of Jan and would very much like to try one! Thank you and here’s hoping that I hear back from you!